Where does “qere” come from?

qere (Albanian) comes from Latin cariēs, from Latin careō, from Proto-Italic kazēō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes-éh₁-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

qere (Albanian): ringworm of the scalp; baldness

Definitions

  1. ringworm of the scalp; baldness

Ancestry of “qere”, step by step

qere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin cariēs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincariēsdecay, rot, rottenness, corruption
2Latincareōto lack, be without. (usually with ablative), to be deprived of
3Proto-Italickazēōto lack
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-éh₁-ye-ti
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

via Aramaic קְרֵי

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aramaicקְרֵי

Words derived from “qere

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱes-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱes-éh₁-ye-tiEvery word from Proto-Italic kazēō
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